Wasim Akram (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More
Bio |
Real Name | Wasim Akram |
Nickname | Waiz and Sultan of Swing |
Profession | Former Pakistani Cricketer (Fast Bowler) and Coach |
Physical Stats & More |
Height | in centimeters- 188 cm
in meters- 1.88 m
in Feet Inches- 6’ 2” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 85 kg
in Pounds- 194 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 44 Inches
- Waist: 35 Inches
- Biceps: 13.5 Inches |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket |
International Debut | Test- 25 January 1985 vs New Zealand in Auckland
ODI- 23 November 1984 vs New Zealand in Faisalabad
T20- N/A |
Coach/Mentor | Javed Miandad and Imran Khan |
Jersey Number | #3(Pakistan)
#3(County Cricket) |
Domestic/State Team | Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire |
Nature on field | Aggressive
|
Likes to play against | India
|
Favourite Ball | Reverse swing |
Records (main ones) | • He took 4 hat-tricks in his international cricket career, 2 in Tests and 2 in ODIs.
• He holds the record of taking the most wickets in World Cup (55 in 38 matches).
• He was the first bowler to take 500 ODI wickets.
• He is the 9 highest wicket-taker in Test matches with 414 wickets, most by any left-arm bowler.
• He holds the record for the highest score by a No. 8 batsman, as he scored 257 not out against Zimbabwe in 1996. |
Career Turning Point | His debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984. |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 3 June 1966 |
Age (as in 2016) | 50 Years |
Birth Place | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Hometown | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
School | Not Known |
College | Islamia College, Lahore
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Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Family | Father- Chaudhry Mohammad Akram
Mother- Begum Akram Chaudhry

Brother- Not Known
Sister- Not Known
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Religion | Islam |
Hobbies | Listening music |
Controversies | Not Known |
Favourite Things |
Favourite Cricketer | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Javed Miandad
Bowler: Malcolm Marshall and Imran Khan |
Favourite Cricket Ground | MCG in Melbourne |
Favourite Food | European and Oriental food |
Favourite Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
Favourite Hotel | The Oberoi in New Delhi |
Girls, Family & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Sushmita Sen (Actress)

Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant) |
Wife | Huma (Psychologist, 1995-2009)

Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant)
 |
Children | Daughters- Aiyla

Son- Tahmoor and Akbar
 |
Money Factor |
Salary | Not Known |
Net Worth | $23 million |

Some lesser known facts about Wasim Akram
- Does Wasim Akram smoke?: No
- Does Wasim Akram drink alcohol?: Yes
- Akram was initially spotted by Javed Miandad after which he debuted for Pakistan in a 1984-85 series.
- In his debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984, he took 7 wickets and later earned a trip to New Zealand.
- He suffered from diabetes since he was 30 years old.
- On his first tour, he asked Miandad about the money required to travel, as he didn’t knew that instead he will get paid.
- He retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.
- He has never played an international T20 match, but played 5 county T20 matches for Hampshire and took a total of 8 wickets for them.
- He won 17 Man of the Match awards in his career.
- Once his father, Chaudhry Mohammad Akram was kidnapped, was beaten for a day and later released him.
- Wasim and Waqar Younis were rearguard as one of the most deadly bowling pairs, but off the field they had a great rivalry and used to hate each other.
- His first wife Huma, died in 2009 in Chennai due to multiple organ failure. After which, he married Shaniera Thompson from Australia in a private ceremony on 12 August 2013.
- He is 17 years older than Shaniera.
- He works a lot for charity and has a foundation called The Akram Foundation.
- In 2016, the couple appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show in India.

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